Services such as Spotify and Apple Music give us access to the entire history of popular songs. But has that access made us lazy listeners? And could TikTok or TV really help us rediscover our passion for discovery? Earlier this year, Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill unexpectedly became the most popular song in the …
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Labour deputy and London mayor call for ministers to push ahead with online harms bill Politics live – latest updates Ministers need to push through legislative efforts to clamp down on online hate, Angela Rayner and Sadiq Khan have argued, as they said abuse and prejudice had become “monetised”. Speaking at a Labour conference fringe …
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Don’t worry about the equipment … the most important thing is the idea Everyone, they say, has a story to tell, and increasingly those stories are being told directly into the ears of podcast listeners – which, according to Ofcom, was about 25% of the adult population in the UK in 2021. If you have …
Animated notch, always-on screen and camera upgrade make a similar design feel fresh, but at high cost Apple’s latest top smartphone model, the iPhone 14 Pro, features upgraded cameras, a new always-on display and some funky animations around a new smaller, floating notch design. It also features a substantial price rise as a result of …
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Dan and Jackie Vecchitto created the internet’s latest obsession, with real-life trombonists’ firm approval Trombone Champ, the musical computer game, has received more than 20,000 downloads since it was released last week, and gameplay videos have rippled through social media, featuring beloved songs ruined by terrible trombone playing. The game is like Guitar Hero, but …
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Cybercrime attacks are increasing. That’s one good reason to keep track of employees who work from home Should you be monitoring your work-from-home employees? Yes, but not for the reasons you might suspect. According to a recent report in the New York Times, eight of the 10 largest private US employers are using software and …
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The software giant paying vastly over the odds for a small but strategically threatening company should alarm US regulators The big tech news in a slow week was that the software giant Adobe is planning to pay the unconscionable sum of $20bn (£18bn) to acquire a small company called Figma. Why is this news? Well, …
McDonald’s has shelved its meat-free burger trial and stock in one of the major manufacturers has dipped nearly 70% At the start of the year, McDonald’s launched a plant-based burger “sizzled on a flat-iron grill, then topped with slivered onions, tangy pickles, crisp shredded lettuce, Roma tomato slices, ketchup, mustard, mayo and a slice of …
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The photographer was on holiday with friends and their twin boys when she spotted a chance to capture teenage ennui Identical twin teenagers Joe and Duke were fed up. Walking to a local supermarket in the midday sun with their parents and photographer Sarah Lee, a family friend, was not their preferred choice of activity …
Meta’s president of global affairs said it would be a decision ‘I oversee’ after the ex-president’s accounts were suspended in 2021 Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global affairs, is charged with deciding whether Donald Trump will be allowed to return to Facebook and Instagram in 2023, Clegg said on Thursday. Speaking at an event held …
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